… obesity. Previous studies examining the role of family and parental factors in childhood
obesity … , and a single measure of family function/dysfunction. Moreover, most previous studies …

… of childhood obesity is growing in strength with an ever widening gap in obesity rates between
… In many developed countries, the rates of childhood obesity have stabilized or even been …

… Family therapy literature suggests that dysfunctional family dynamics are associated with …
In this approach, childhood obesity is an expression of dysfunctional family dynamics, …

… In the case of this study, the dimension of dysfunctional family environment was measured …
, family difficulties and psychological burdens that children with childhood obesity present are …

… characteristics described by Minuchin are part of a wider pattern of dysfunction in this
group of families. Some authors have suggested a more general description of the psychosomatic …

… how a family socializes a child toward or away from obesity. It advances a family consumer
… Biological predispositions, parent/family inputs, elements of child development, parent-child …

… observational ratings, obesity was associated with dysfunctional family functioning. In the …
family functioning in childhood obesity research and including the family in childhood obesity …

… correlate of childhood obesity might be found in familial stress. Familial stress such as … found
in either increased reward sensitivity or the dysfunctional capacity of self-regulation. Central …

… In addition to children from low SES families, in the present review we have identified other
… background, adverse childhood experiences including household dysfunction, violence and …

… of childhood obesity, we are aware of no studies that have examined how modifiable family
risk … Further, we predicted that family dysfunction would play a significant role in attendance …